John Paulson’s grumpy market advantage.

As the industry of music went into its death throes, the actual making and performing of it prospered on the far side of the East River. Animal Collective, MGMT, Grizzly Bear: Not since CBGB’s heyday has New York produced so many exciting bands. And never have there been so many great Brooklyn venues to hear them at. It’s a scene marked by wild inventiveness, and at its center is one of the most risk-taking groups of all— Dirty Projectors.

David Byrne adds bike evangelist to his eclectic résumé.

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Though he’s big in Europe, Danko Jones plays small indie clubs in the U.S.

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Who needs the GDP?

Cavionola's Gourmet Cheese Shop in Sag Harbor has expanded with takeout.

Can the studio whiz save even a rank amateur? If only. But it could have been worse.

Amar Bhide is a professor at Columbia Business School and the author of The Venturesome Economy.